| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Ukko (old man)" | Finland | The god of the sky and thunder, related to Thor (Estonian Taara). |
| God name "Ull/ Ullr" | Germanic / Norse | A god of archery, hunting & skis |
| God name "Uller" | Norse | God whose name meant "the brilliant one". Symbolizes oaths, pacts, duels, hunting, Winter, and glory. Norse |
| God name "Umvelinqangi" | Zulu | The sky God who has a voice like thunder and is known to send down lightning bolts. He descended from heaven to marry Uthlanga and created the primeval reeds from which Unkulunkulu emerged. Zulu |
| Goddess name "Usas" | Hindu / Vedic | Goddess of the dawn. The daughter of Dyaus and, according to some texts, the consort of the Sun god SURYA. An auspicious deity, Usas brings the dawn, heralding Surya, and drives away darkness. She is the all-seeing eye of the gods. In the Rg Veda she is depicted as a beautiful young virginal figure who rides in a hundred chariots. She sets all things in motion and can render strength and fame to her devotees. In addition to being perceived as a sky goddess, she is also drawn as a mother goddess in the guise of a cow. Epithets include mother of the gods and mother of cows. She is invoked to give the boon of longevity, but a more malignant aspect reveals her as a huntress who wastes human life. Usas sometimes enjoys a domestic worship as a guardian hearth goddess who drives away darkness and evil spirits. She disappears, however, from the later traditions of Hinduism.... |
| Goddess name "Uttara Bhadrapada" | Hindu | A goddess of the hunt and one of Shiva's servants. Hindu |
| God name "Vajragarbha (substance of a thunderbolt)" | Buddhist / Vajrayana | God. A BODHISATTVA or buddha-designate. Color: blue. Attributes: blue lotus, Book and staff.... |
| God name "Veles" | Slavic | A major Slavic god of earth, waters and the underworld, åśśociated with dragons, cattle, magic, musicians, wealth and trickery. He is also the opponent of thunder-god Perun, and the battle between two of them constitutes one of the most important myths of Slavic mythology. |
| Goddess name "Viranakka" | Saami | A goddess of hunting |
| God name "Vulcan" | Greek | The Roman smith god, identified with the Greek god Hephaestus. He was traditionally introduced to Rome by either Romulus or Titus Tatius. There were no specific legends concerning Vulcan but he played an important part in the success of various heroes by providing invincible armour for them. In Virgil's Aeneid, Vulcan made a superb suit of armour for Aeneas at Venus' request. He made a shield (called the Aegis) and thunderbolts for Jupiter and in return received Venus as his wife. |
| God name "Wa" | Ntomba / Democratic Republic of Congo, central Africa | Sun god. Probably originating as a god of hunters who protects and controls the animals in the Forest. He has a son, Mokele.... |
| God name "Wak" | Ethiopia | The Father of the Universe, the omniscient sky god who is åśśociated with Rains and thunder. Ethiopia |
| God name "Wakinyan" | Dakota | The Thunderer, the one who is the voice of God. Dakota |
| Goddess name "Xatel Ekwa" | Hungary | Goddess of war and the Sun. She who rode through the air on three horses. Hungary |
| God name "Xevioso" | Dahomey | A god of thunder in the So region. He is the twin brother of Gun, and is one of the children of Mawu and Lisa. Dahomey |
| God name "Xewioso" | Ewe | Thunder god. [Benin, West Africa]. Depicted as a ram accompanied by an ax, he is also perceived as a fertility deity whose thunder and lightning are accompanied by Rain.... |
| Goddess name "Xoli Kaltes" | Hungary | Goddess of warriors and of the dawn. She baked her suitors. Hungary |
| Goddess name "Yemao" | Haitian | Mother of Yokahuna and a Haitian moon goddess. |
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